London, 11 November, 2026 (Ghufran): British comedian Russell Brand’s former girlfriend Jemima Goldsmith has accused him of abusive and controlling behaviour during their relationship, revealing that she called the police to her home following an alleged violent incident in 2014. In a statement posted on social media on Monday, Goldsmith said she had been in a relationship with Brand for about a year in 2014 and had contacted the police on one occasion to have him removed from her home, although she later decided not to pursue legal action. The 52-year-old said she refrained from filing a complaint because of concerns about media attention on her teenage children and the potential impact it could have on them. Expressing support for the women who testified in the criminal case against Brand, she said she was pleased and relieved that he had finally faced justice. The 51-year-old comedian was sentenced on Monday to 10 and a half years in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assaults involving four women between 2004 and 2009. However, he was acquitted of two additional rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault. Goldsmith said she had neither met nor spoken to Brand since 2014, but had assisted journalists investigating allegations against him. She added that she had been prepared to testify about his alleged behaviour if the journalists had faced legal proceedings. In her statement, Goldsmith also referred to a 2015 injunction involving herself, Brand and a woman named Sylvia Burke. According to Goldsmith, Burke visited her home in June 2014 to give Brand a massage, but the arrangement did not proceed after she arrived. Goldsmith said Burke later alleged that Brand had pushed her while she was leaving the house. However, Goldsmith said she had not personally witnessed any inappropriate incident and that police, after reviewing her statement and CCTV footage, concluded there were no grounds for further action. She further alleged that Burke subsequently sent her threatening and antisemitic messages. Goldsmith said she had faced abuse and criticism on social media following recent media coverage of the injunction.